Lenawee Christian girls basketball topples Hudson

ADRIAN — Lenawee Christian hosted Hudson in a girls basketball game Tuesday night and came away with a 46-19 win behind 16 points from Laurel Mason.

The first quarter got off to a slow start, but the Cougars (4-9) were able to get to the free-throw line and make three of five and maintain a 9-6 lead heading into the second quarter.

"We just really wanted to push the tempo," said Lenawee Christian coach Joe Long. "We really wanted to make the tempo uncomfortable for them, and I thought the girls did."

Mason got going early in the second with a couple baskets and nailed two 3-pointers to give her 10 points in the quarter. She went 3-for-6 from 3-point range and was the spark the Cougars needed in the quarter. Emily Gordon finished off the first half going 3-for-3 from the field to give Lenawee Christian a 29-12 halftime lead.

"Laurel is a phenomenal shooter," explained Long. "She nails her shots and sparks the team to get a nice run to close the quarter."

Hudson (0-12) battled in the third quarter, keeping the Cougars to five points."We struggle to score points," explained Hudson coach Tom Romanowski. "We're averaging about 18 points a game. The first quarter went our way, 9-6, that's a low-scoring game, and that's what we need to have any shot of winning. When you're struggling to score points anything you get in the paint you have to convert on, and we didn't do that.

"The entire team worked hard. They gave me everything they have, and as a coach, that is all I can ask for from them."

Lenawee Christian continued to pull away in the fourth, getting the ball to Shelby Spreeman for six points in the second half. The Cougars closed out the game with a 12-4 fourth quarter to seal their fourth victory of the season.

Nikki Schaefer finished the game with 12 rebounds, 10 points, and five steals for LCS. Gordon finished with seven points and five rebounds. Courtney Borton grabbed nine rebounds and four steals, while Spreeman chipped in eight points and had four steals for Lenawee Christian.

Emily Ladd and Bailey Feekings were the leading scorers the Tigers with six points each. Ladd added eight rebounds, with Feekings grabbing a team-high nine. Ember Grames chipped in four points, and Brittany Johnston added three for the Tigers.